Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-29

| OF ! '';ct ans Ter t"h"eineh, " 1872
ceGlns: none IA nrd 10 have been HE
eallv expended u. Inn. came up. Mess;3
Ia 4. Mus. hacil aud S. G.. Bent represent
cd the CITY. ana Messrs Edmund Burke and
4 W. Armstrong the defendants. A Jury
| grctn Fairfax county Ind been drawn By re-
/ quest of The city Council! for the defense
/ MAYED a plea in abatement that the pro-
ceediii@s authorizing the suit to be brought
had net been signed By the president of the
! !; ard If Aldermen or the Mayor. The
c3uIt ovar;ued This plea. Counsel for the
defense then plead that Mr.. Brockett had
aever Gla;ifisd rs auditor, IS Bis bond was
30: sicucd hy the Mayor. This was also
overluled SIR Il. T. Lucas, one of the
bcndSmen. G.ea ii,2 special plea that Mr.
3 D / IL Rad never qualified as auditor, to
winch TIC Plaintiffs replied generally. A
tn1;icn vas tLen la2Ge 10 qussh the jury,
which motion wa5 overruled and jury en-
paneed. Capt. Mushbach then opened the
case for the city. He was followed hy Mr..
Rurae, sitter which court adjourned till to-
n.o'rcw morning ut 10 o'clock.
VERDICT - In the L. 5. district court Of
Lyarhbarg yesterday the jury, in the case
Of j. 8 Farden Vs.. the Virginia Midland
Railway Company for $4,000 damages, re-
tu;ne, verdict for the plaintiff for 50 500.
iir. F,rden and family, OF Halcyon Dale,
Ga, were among the occupants OF the sleep
ers on the Virginia Midland road. which
vert through the Amherst bridge, near
Lyrchburg, on jane 50. 1854, and be sued
tno .alrcad company for $40 900 for loss of
money and apparel and for bodily ard
mental suffering. Another similar damage
sut growing out of the same accident, in
which Mr. Alfred Tallyson, Of South Caro-.
LIZA, is Tie complainant, was begun 10 day.
POLICE REpoRT.-Last night was warm
and rainy, with one prisoner ct the station
house.
Tbs Mayor this morning disposed OF the
following cases.
Gha;np Faun,eroy, charged with dsor.
derry conduct 1t the local depot had his case
continued
IL white man, charged with threatening
language, was put under bond to keep the
peace
PRRsoNAL-Mr. Cbaa. ]. Deahl is spend
ing his vacation at Berryville.
Mr. W A. Merchant, who has bsen visit
lug MS sister, Mrs. Mark Norris, left here
yesterday FOR New York. where he will
leave Saturday for Guaymas, Mexico.
Mr.. " II. Been has returned from York cOun-
ty, 5 G., where he has Il railroad contract. He Will
leave here again in s few dsys for the scene of
his work
Mayor Smoo. is being strongly urged as candi-
date FOX the legislature.
ComrLsMENrARY-T Dauville Registo
says:.
Judge harlos i. Stuart hiss published card
declining 20 become candidate for reelection TO
the House Of Delegates from Alexandria Judge
stuart was for q long time Speaker of the House,
and made most excellent presiding oiicer. His
many friends snd admirers throughout the State
will be very sorry TO learn that he will not again
be n member OF the Legislature"
il DOUBLE Observation-Disclosures L. Hoi-
b:ook, president of the Washington Brick
a!achine Co, and Capt. L. l.. Blake. of the
steamer Y. w. Corcoran, were married in
Washington, Yesterday, to the Misses Kate
and Marie Robinson, respectively. The
Wedding S7as the first one ever attended by
Cart. Bake He remarked after the cere-
ncny .Jet the experience was decidedly
pew ana s;1<nga 600 TO iti'n.
CIRCUIT COURT. judge Jas KeiN, pre-
siding Alfred Z Peters qualified Us guard
ina { Hattie Luoaett.
City Council Of Alexandria Vs.. f. l.
Rocket Il 81; case in progress.
Caur: ajlGrnrd till to.morrow morning
COMMITTEE MEErINe.-A joint meeting of the
democratic committees Of the city and county WIS
held 81 the democratic headquarters in this city
this evening TO decide as to the method Of nomi-
mating s. caud date for the legislature end to de-
ci6o upon plan Of campaign. The meeting Was
IN session n 1:3J O'Clock.
EGCAE SszsEVsTgE;s.
Nj Charles nightingale, WAC w$s Sc
siouslg ca; darias difficulty in Washing
.nn % iaM MssEs 20 is gb.Et aegin.